Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 93 | 138 | 125 | 116 | 277 | 509 | 1350 | 1529 | 1498 | 1689 | 1730 | 1583 | 868 | 994 | 1251 | 1199 | 1537 | 634 | 637 | 900 | 798 | 676 | 592 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.75m | 8:22PM1.61m | 8:51AM1.71m | 9:15PM1.56m | 9:45AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.36m | 2:21PM0.42m | 2:35AM0.42m | 3:12PM0.46m | 3:26AM0.46m | 4:03PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 64 | 138 | 111 | 93 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 488 | 505 | 155 | 253 | 1218 | 266 | 281 | 2 | 12 | 676 | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 77 | 93 | 73 | 84 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 29 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SW 13 | S 16 | NE 9 | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | NE 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 88 | 86 | 125 | 116 | 277 | 509 | 1350 | 1529 | 1498 | 1689 | 1730 | 1583 | 868 | 994 | 1251 | 1199 | 1537 | 634 | 637 | 900 | 798 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 321 | 216 | 36 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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